Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 22: Chairperson of Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board, Dr Darakhshan Andrabi today said that only a few people having their vested interests are crying hoax and opposing the recent decisions of the Waqf Board to correct the prevailing working system and plug the pilferage of public donations while majority of the people were happy with it.
“Waqf is not for a few people but for all. Decisions to streamline Waqf working system have annoyed a few but assured the majority of accountability. We will not allow Waqf to remain a business enterprise for a selected few,” Dr Andrabi said while interacting with people at Tujjar Sharief and Watlab shrines in Kashmir today.
She said only a few people are opposing and crying hoax in the media and public against these moves to correct the old prevailing system because of their personal interests. She said the purpose is to plug the misuse of public donations and make its proper use for the upkeep and development of these shrines.
“These shrines are our spiritual centers and we have to ensure the dignity of these shrines and the saints with whom these shrines are associated. The mass acceptance of our measures speaks volume about the errors which existed within the system,” Dr Darakhshan added.
Earlier, Dr Andarabi paid obeisance at the Sufi shrines of Hazrat Makhdsoom Sahib at Tujjar Sharief and Baba Shukoor-ud-Din at Watlab and took stock of the facilities for pilgrims and need for improving the management systems and the infrastructure at these shrines.
She held meetings with the Waqf Board staff and issued many orders on the spot. She emphasized on the Waqf employees to dedicate themselves for service of the people.
Dr Andrabi also inaugurated a Medical centre at Tujjar Sharief and presided over the annual function of Waqf Higher Secondary School at Watlab. She praised the students and the staff for their amazing talented performances.
“Waqf owns a big chain of schools and other educational institutions in J&K but the poor management and political interference in these institutions has left them in a very poor condition. Every year we have to bear around Rs 12 crore loss in running these schools in present poor condition. But we cannot allow the condition to continue. We are devising a mega transformation plan for educational sector,” said Dr Andrabi.
She appealed to the people from good economic backgrounds, big corporate and business houses to come forward to help the Board in upgrading Waqf Education sector.
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